Fortis Hospital, Mohali

Fortis Hospital in Mohali is a JCI- and NABH-accredited tertiary hospital with 375 operational beds, 194 ICU beds and 15 operating theatres. Fortis lists 42 specialties here, and the hospital opened in 2001.

Programmes include cardiac sciences and cardiothoracic vascular surgery, neurosciences, orthopaedics and joint replacement, sports medicine, oncology, gastroenterology, nephrology, urology, vascular surgery, ENT, trauma care, high-risk obstetrics, advanced neonatal care and IVF. The hospital performs kidney, heart and liver transplantation and offers robotic surgery.

Major surgery, transplantation and critical care are backed by high-end diagnostics, a blood bank and a laboratory. The large ICU capacity matters for complex operations, transplants, trauma and patients who need prolonged monitoring.

Besides JCI and NABH, the accreditation list on the Fortis website for this hospital includes NABL, which covers testing and calibration laboratories. Its doctor directory is organised by specialty and names a number of sub-specialty services, among them electrophysiology, adult and paediatric cardiothoracic and vascular surgery, neurointerventional radiology, interventional radiology, cochlear implant, medical genetics and geriatric medicine.

Oncology is listed as medical, radiation and surgical oncology, with gynaecologic oncology, paediatric oncology, head and neck oncosurgery and orthopaedic oncology also named. Orthopaedic services include robotic and computer-navigated joint reconstruction, paediatric orthopaedics, sports medicine and foot and ankle surgery, and the directory also records infertility medicine, pain management and mental health and behavioural sciences.

It is a natural option for people in Punjab and the Chandigarh region who need cardiac, neurological, cancer, orthopaedic, transplant or kidney care under one roof. For a transplant or a robotic operation, ask the hospital which surgeon and programme would handle the case.